Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.9° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
152
256
323
257
224
187
157
124
124
124
127
121
118
121
137
186
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:06AM1.68m
4:58PM1.74m
5:12AM1.70m
6:04PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.39m
10:22AM0.25m
11:01PM0.37m
11:25AM0.20m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
5
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
9
10
14
15
13
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
11
9
10
6
8
11
11
10
7
8
6
7
8
11
11
10
9
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